Video: Guy On Jet Pack Delivers Game Ball for Saturday’s TCU-Grambling Game

September 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

For those of us who aren’t students or alumni of either school, there was really no reason to watch Saturday’s TCU-Grambling game.

TCU won easily (56-0) and the Grambling athletic department got to deposit a nice, big check. The game had no lasting impact on the national rankings (for TCU) or the SWAC standings (for Grambling).

But the Horned Frogs’ blowout win was notable for two reasons:

  1. TCU coach Gary Patterson won his 110th career game, making him the winningest coach in Horned Frogs football history.
  2. Dan “The Rocketman” Schlund delivered the game ball. On a jet pack.

 

Schlund, a Hollywood stuntman, has had a nice second career as a jet pack pilot. Here’s his highlight reel (from 2009):

 

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About Josh Tinley

Josh Tinley writes the Away From The Action column at Midwest Sports Fans, covering all aspects of sport aside from what actually happens on the field, court, or track. Josh grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from the University of Evansville and Vanderbilt Divinity School. He is the author of Kneeling in the End Zone: Spiritual Lessons From the World of Sports and the managing editor of LinC, a weekly curriculum for teens that explores the intersection of faith and culture. Josh lives outside Nashville with his wife, Ashlee, and children, Meyer (7), Resha Kate (5), and Malachi (3). He will not allow himself to die before the Evansville Purple Aces make another trip to the NCAA Tournament. Follow him on Twitter @joshtinley or send him an e-mail.

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